Bug 168328 - arrow key delay in changing selected cell in calc
Summary: arrow key delay in changing selected cell in calc
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.4.7.2 release
Hardware: ARM Linux (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2025-09-08 22:15 UTC by FredHorein197
Modified: 2026-01-21 14:26 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description FredHorein197 2025-09-08 22:15:07 UTC
Description:
When typing text without pause with arrow keys in the middle of it, I expect the selected cell to move in the middle of the typing.  For example, "12 -> 15 -> 10 ->" should enter the numbers 12, 15, and 10 in three adjacent columns in the same row and finish with the cell in the fourth column selected.  Instead it enters the six digit number 121520 in the first column before proceeding to the fourth column.  This is a big issue, as I type numbers quickly and do not want to wait between entering each individual number.  The selected cell does catch up after about a fourth of a second, which does not sound like much but it's much slower than I typically type numbers.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Quickly type a line of digits (or other text) separated by arrow keys to move the selected cell between numbers.
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Actual Results:
All of the digit/letters are entered on the first cell before the arrow keys change the selected cell at the end of the input, as if the arrow keys were instead pressed after the sequence of digits/letters instead of in the middle of the sequence.

Expected Results:
The arrow keys should have separated the digits/letters entered based on when the arrow key was pressed in the sequence.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
I can only assume that the program queues the "command" to change selected cells based on the arrow keys, and then processes them after all other text inputs.  The ENTER key does behave properly.

Version 7.4.7.2/LibreOffice Community
CPU threads: 4: OS: Linux 6.12
UI render: default: VCL: gtk3
en-US (en_US.UTF-8): UI: en-US
Debian package version: 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u8
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-09-09 01:17:51 UTC
How do you set up Menu>Tools>Options>LibreOffice Calc>General - Press enter to move selection?
Comment 2 FredHorein197 2025-09-09 01:26:06 UTC
Clicked and set to down.  Changing this does not help.
Comment 3 FredHorein197 2025-09-10 17:59:40 UTC
Update: switching back to wayland from x11 reduced the severity of this issue.  It can still be replicated, but it now requires much faster typing that I do not believe I am typically capable of under normal use.  I'm not sure I can mark this as solved though, as I had reasons for switching from wayland and expect to switch back to x11 soon.
Comment 4 raal 2025-09-27 17:49:55 UTC
7.4 is old version. Can you test it with recent version of LO?
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2026-01-21 14:26:31 UTC
Could these be related:
bug 144033
bug 154602
bug 155326
bug 155455